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Florida Area Key to Genealogical Records
Introduction
One of the necessary tasks for all family history researcher is to learn about the
history and the records for the States and Counties where their ancestors lived.
My mother called this developing an "Area Key". In other words you need to know
the territory. This page represents what I have located for an Area Key for Florida
so far.
Area Keys
need to contain a little history, how the area began to be settled and
organized, beginning dates of counties and parent
counties, maps, a list of towns,
information about the state records including when various types of records such
as vital records began to be kept, a list of repositories
such as archives, libraries, and internet sources that contain records,
publications and databases for the state and how we can gain access to them, and
other statewide collections such as for church organizations and lineage
societies.
If you have ancestors in Florida, you would be wise to
make this make this Area Key one of your favorites so you can come back often. I
hope you will find these pages helpful in locating your ancestors.
Sincerely, Donna K. Clark
Florida Statewide Genealogy
Publications
Florida became a territory
in 1822 and a state in 1845.
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Florida
Biographies
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pub. 1889
Georgia and Florida Biographies
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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The following census links at Ancestry.com
take you to the page where you can enter your ancestor's name and search
for that ancestor. To search the original census page by page, scroll down
to the bottom, click on the desired state, then county, and then township. |
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1786-1814
Florida's First Families - book by Heritage Books |
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1830 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1840 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1840
Revolutionary War Pensioner Census, 1840
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1850 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1850 U.S. Slave Schedules
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1850-1880 U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1860 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1860 U.S. Slave Schedules
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1870 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1880 U. S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1885 Florida State Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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There is no 1890 census or veteran census for Florida. |
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1900 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1910 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1920 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1930 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
Florida
Church
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pub. 1867
An apology for African Methodism
- online at Ancestry.com |
Florida
History
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pub. 1904
A history of Florida
- online at Ancestry.com |
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pub. 1927
Florida plantation records from the papers of George Noble Jones
- online at Ancestry.com |
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pub. 1935
History of Florida
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1924-1948
Florida Passenger Lists, 1924-1948
- online at Ancestry.com |
Florida
Land
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pub. 1993
Florida Land Records
- online at Ancestry.com |
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World-wide
www.FamilySearch.org - free index
online by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The largest collection of genealogy records is in Salt
Lake City, Utah. Their web site includes a free index to an online database
currently called the Ancestral File and other major collections including
the 1880 US Census and the 1881 United Kingdom Census.
The web site also
contains an online catalog to their massive genealogy collection. Local,
state, and country records have been gathered throughout the world. Individual lists of
U.S. statewide records can be viewed online
including one for
Florida. If the record has been microfilmed it can be rented and viewed
at a Family History Center near you. Hours and addresses are available on
the Find
a Family History Center Near You web page. Access is open to everyone. |
World-wide
Florida State Database
- online at Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com began gathering, indexing, and placing
genealogical records on the internet in the 1990's. Their collection not
includes thousands of genealogical records and publications. Compared to
how much they have and what you pay, the cost is reasonable. It is a great
pleasure to find your ancestors in their databases. And now with their
Free Family Tree that you
can establish on their site, their search engine can and will Search Billions of Names at Ancestry.com.
All you have to do is enter a few names and a few dates and your on your
way to discovering your ancestors. It is so easy, it is just plain fun. |
Florida
Maps
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1895
U.S. Atlas (Florida State Map) - free online |
2000
Florida State Map Collection - free online at geology.com
This page shows county outlines, elevations, rivers
with names, a political map showing 67 counties with county names, and a
road map with the numbers of major highways. |
Florida
Military
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1836-1842
Ponce de Leon land and Florida war record
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1836-1842
Florida War Death List, 1836-42
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1917-1918
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Can search by given
name, even middle name)
- online at Ancestry.com |
Florida
Obituaries
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1867-1878
Southern Christian Advocate Obituaries, 1867-78
- online at Ancestry.com |
Florida
Vital
Records
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pub. 1941
Guide to public vital statistics records in Florida
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1822-1850
Florida Marriages, 1822-1850
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1877-1998
Florida Death Index, 1877-1998
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1822-2001
Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1927-2001
Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001
- online at Ancestry.com |
1937-present
United States Social Security Death Index
- free online at RootsWeb |
Towns and
Cities in Florida
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A B C D E
F G H I J
K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
F
Fernandina, Nassau, Florida, USA
Fort
Pierce, St. Lucie, Florida, USA
Fort
Walton Beach, Okaloosa, Florida, USA
J
Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA
K
Key West,
Monroe, Florida, USA
N
New Smyrna,
Volusia, Florida, USA
S
Saint
Augustine, St. Johns, Florida, USA
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